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#153295 09/23/06 09:10 PM
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From Hemingray (Cliff S)

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Something else I had around here for a few years, this was not hacked up by anyone, but yet manufactured this way. two extension cords on one plug.


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#153296 09/23/06 09:28 PM
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Hariett Carter catalogs used to (and probably still does) carry these. They're meant for the (in)famous "Lamp on each side of the bed" problem."

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#153297 09/24/06 06:23 AM
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Yikes!
That's exactly the "pro version" of the evil "Y extension cord" I've seen so often during my visit to NYC! Only the one's I've seen were made up with lots of tape.

#153298 09/24/06 11:07 AM
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They make things like that for theatre/movie use. You can get them pre-made from various companies, in multiple amperages. Normally twistlock or stage pin, but also in straight pin and cam-lock.

#153299 09/25/06 12:57 AM
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I have, no joke, hundreds of those. Mostly in 20 amp 120 volt twistlock, all molded. I have never had a problem with them overheating, and there easy to repair, if needbe. You can also get them in 3 and 4 way, as well. I also have a few of those old lamp cord ones (like the picture), a few in some odd colors. who ever woulda thought that Avocado Green extension cords would be a big seller?

BTW, the Walgreen's near me sells these at Christmas time. There $4.00

#153300 09/25/06 06:34 AM
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Here that one would be a code violation. Code says only one cord per plug and here you got two.

#153301 09/30/06 04:20 AM
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Code says only one cord per plug and here you got two.

But would that apply only to rewireable plugs, not to molded cordsets which were designed that way?

#153302 09/30/06 06:05 AM
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Maybe.
OTOH I've just never seen anything like this premade. All I've seen were DIY specials like my uncle who wired two table lamps to one plug.

#153303 09/30/06 04:55 PM
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BTW, the Walgreen's near me sells these at Christmas time. There $4.00

So does the Walgreens over on Levittown Parkway in Falls Twp. And the one in Bristol. And the two in Middletown. And the one in Burlington... Mine only charge $3.59 though.

Ian A.


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#153304 09/30/06 05:01 PM
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A different variety are sold here in Canada.

Instead of being wyed at the plung, they are a series of triplex sockets along the cord.

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